USA Ultimate Announces 2015 U-23 National Team Tryouts
Posted: October 1, 2014 11:59 AM
Boulder, Colo. (Oct. 1, 2014) – USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States, is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to invite one of two tryouts for the 2015 Under-23 National Teams. USA Ultimate will send three under-23 teams – mixed, open and women’s – to compete at next year’s World U-23 Ultimate Championships, hosted by the World Flying Disc Federation.
More than 500 athletes from all over the country submitted applications to be considered for the national teams. Of the applicants, 100 men and 104 women have been invited to attend one of two tryout camps.
The west coast tryout camp will be held November 15-16, in Dublin, Calif. The east coast tryout camp will be held November 22-23, in Orlando, Fla. Final rosters will be announced in mid-December.
Head coaches and assistant coaches were announced in the last several weeks.
U-23 Mixed Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach: Martin Aguilera
- Assistant Coaches: Alex Snyder, Nancy Sun
U-23 Open Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach: Bob Krier
- Assistant Coaches: Jody Avirgan, Joe Durst
U-23 Women’s Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach: Mike Whitaker
- Assistant Coaches: Jit Bhattacharya, Carolyn Matthews
The dates and location of the 2015 World U-23 Ultimate Championships are still TBA.
Men’s Tryouts
| Name |
City |
State |
Current School |
Tryout |
| Aaron Honn |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Aaron Warshauer |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Anthony Gossard |
Meridian |
ID |
Boise State |
West |
| Austin Taylor |
Hoover |
AL |
Alabama |
East |
| Ben Snell |
Raleigh |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Brawley Adams |
Orlando |
FL |
Central Florida |
East |
| Brett Gramann |
Austin |
TX |
Massachusetts |
East |
| Carter Thallon |
Somerville |
MA |
Tufts |
East |
| Charles Cao |
Berkeley |
CA |
n/a |
West |
| Chase Cunningham |
Austin |
TX |
Texas |
West |
| Chris Kocher |
Atlanta |
GA |
n/a |
West |
| Christian Johnson |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
California-Santa Cruz |
West |
| Christian Olsen |
Atlanta |
GA |
Emory |
East |
| Christopher LaRocque |
Tallahassee |
FL |
Florida State |
East |
| Christopher Strub |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Cody Kirkland |
Carlsbad |
CA |
California-San Diego |
West |
| Dalton Smith |
Houston |
TX |
Texas A&M |
West |
| Danny On |
Nashville |
TN |
Vanderbilt |
East |
| David Abbott |
Geneseo |
NY |
SUNY-Geneseo |
East |
| Dylan J Wolff |
Newton |
MA |
Boston College |
East |
| Eli Motycka |
Providence |
RI |
Brown |
East |
| Elijah Kerns |
Alameda |
CA |
n/a |
West |
| Elliott Erickson |
Athens |
GA |
Georgia |
East |
| Gregory Cousins |
Minnetonka |
MN |
Tulane |
West |
| Harper Garvey |
Saint Paul |
MN |
Knox |
West |
| Henry Phan |
Seattle |
WA |
n/a |
West |
| Hunter Corbett |
Goleta |
CA |
California-Santa Barbara |
West |
| Hunter Taylor |
Blacksburg |
VA |
Virginia Tech |
West |
| Jack Shey |
Evanston |
IL |
n/a |
West |
| Jack Williams |
Wilmington |
NC |
North Carolina-Wilmington |
East |
| Jacob McGoogan |
Cary |
NC |
North Carolina State |
East |
| Jake Ritmire |
Seattle |
WA |
Carleton College |
West |
| Jake Stevelman |
Stamford |
CT |
n/a |
East |
| James Highsmith |
Ypsilanti |
MI |
Eastern Michigan |
East |
| James Zuraw |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Jeremy Langdon |
Orlando |
FL |
Central Florida |
East |
| Jesse Bolton |
Seattle |
WA |
Carleton College |
West |
| Jesse Cohen |
Santa Monica |
CA |
California-San Diego |
West |
| Jibran Mieser |
Jersey City |
NJ |
Rutgers |
East |
| John Stubbs |
Atlanta |
GA |
Harvard |
East |
| Johnny Bansfield |
Ypsilanti |
MI |
Eastern Michigan |
East |
| Jonah Wisch |
Glenside |
PA |
Pittsburgh |
East |
| Jonathan Nethercutt |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Josephlucas Thompson |
Ithaca |
NY |
Cornell |
East |
| Joshua Klane |
Golden Valley |
MN |
Minnesota |
West |
| Josiah Mort |
Atascadero |
CA |
Cuesta Community College |
West |
| Josue Alorro |
Cresskill |
NJ |
n/a |
East |
| Kevin Brown |
Whitefish Bay |
WI |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
East |
| Kevin Quinlan |
Fairport |
NY |
SUNY-Fredonia |
East |
| Khalif El-Salaam |
Seattle |
WA |
Washington |
West |
| Logan Pruess |
Milwaukee |
WI |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
East |
| Luke DiOrio |
Winchester |
MA |
Hartford |
East |
| Malcolm Hecht |
Auburndale |
MA |
n/a |
West |
| Marcus Ranii-Dropcho |
Wexford |
PA |
Pittsburgh |
East |
| Mark Lin |
Plainsboro |
NJ |
Maryland |
East |
| Mark Rauls |
Denver |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Mark Vandenberg |
Cambridge |
MA |
Harvard |
East |
| Marques Brownlee |
Hoboken |
NJ |
Stevens Tech |
West |
| Matthew Bennett |
Houston |
TX |
Texas A&M |
West |
| Max Thorne |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Pittsburgh |
East |
| Max Trotter |
Highland Park |
IL |
n/a |
West |
| Michael Fairley |
St. Augustine |
FL |
Central Florida |
East |
| Michael Ogren |
Orlando |
FL |
n/a |
East |
| Natan Lee-Engel |
Seattle |
WA |
Carleton College |
West |
| Nathan White |
Atlanta |
GA |
Georgia Tech |
East |
| Nicholas Alexander |
San Jose |
CA |
UCLA |
West |
| Nicholas Mathison |
Wayne |
PA |
Lehigh |
East |
| Nihal Bhakta |
Minneapolis |
MN |
n/a |
West |
| Nils Clauson |
Los Angeles |
CA |
UCLA |
West |
| Nolan Walsh |
Stanford |
CA |
Stanford |
West |
| Pawel Janas |
Boulder |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Quinn Hunziker |
Yardley |
PA |
n/a |
East |
| Raphael Hayes |
Portland |
OR |
n/a |
West |
| Reid Bacon |
Hurst |
TX |
Trinity |
East |
| Robert Coffin |
Fayetteville |
AR |
Arkansas |
West |
| Robert Ley |
Tampa |
FL |
Florida |
East |
| Ryan Tucker |
Ames |
IA |
Iowa State |
West |
| Samuel Greenwood |
Etna |
NH |
Michigan |
West |
| Scott Xu |
Plainsboro |
NJ |
n/a |
East |
| Seth Kotzman |
Bellingham |
WA |
Western Washington |
West |
| Simon Higgins |
Alameda |
CA |
n/a |
West |
| Simon Johansen |
Brooklyn |
NY |
n/a |
East |
| Spencer Diamond |
Andover |
MA |
n/a |
East |
| Stanley Peterson |
Boulder |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Stephane Carlisle |
Mountain View |
CA |
Cal Poly-Pomona |
West |
| Steven Benaloh |
Redmond |
WA |
Washington |
West |
| Terrence Mitchell |
Durham |
NC |
North Carolina Central |
East |
| Thomas Newell |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
Utah |
West |
| Timothy Fergus |
Roselle |
IL |
n/a |
West |
| Timothy McAllister |
Franklin |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Travis Carpenter |
Greenwood |
IN |
Indiana Wesleyan |
West |
| Trent Dillon |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Pittsburgh |
East |
| Trevor Purdy |
San Diego |
CA |
California-San Diego |
West |
| Trevor Smith |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Tristan Voss |
Broomfield |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Tyler Chan |
Somerville |
MA |
Tufts |
East |
| Tyler Kunsa |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Pittsburgh |
East |
| Will Shaw |
Portland |
OR |
Lewis & Clark |
West |
| Xavier Maxstadt |
Wilmington |
NC |
North Carolina-Wilmington |
East |
| Zane Rankin |
Seattle |
WA |
Washington |
West |
Women’s Tryouts
| Name |
City |
State |
Current School |
Tryout |
| Abbie Abramovich |
Bellingham |
WA |
Western Washington |
West |
| Alexandra Hu |
Chicago |
IL |
Northwestern |
East |
| Alexandra Ode |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Alika Johnston |
Charlottesville |
VA |
Virginia |
East |
| Andrea Fontenot |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Anna Hrovat-Staedter |
Madison |
WI |
Wisconsin |
East |
| Anna Meyers |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
LSU |
East |
| Anne Rempel |
Palo Alto |
CA |
Stanford |
West |
| Arianne Lozano |
Seattle |
WA |
Whitman |
West |
| Ashley Young |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Bethany Kaylor |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Brandi Skanes |
Lansing |
MI |
Michigan State |
East |
| Caitlin Harley |
Columbus |
OH |
n/a |
East |
| Camille Canter |
Copenhagen, DK |
|
Washington |
West |
| Camille Nelson |
Ames |
IA |
Iowa State |
East |
| Caroline Pearson |
Atlanta |
GA |
Emory |
East |
| Carolyn Normile |
Wynnewood |
PA |
Pittsburgh |
East |
| Cassandra Sakai |
Chicago |
IL |
n/a |
West |
| Catherine Woodhurst |
Atlanta |
GA |
Georgia Tech |
East |
| Chloe B. T. Rowse |
Falmouth |
ME |
Colorado College |
West |
| Chloe Morse Greene |
Charleston |
SC |
Charleston |
East |
| Claire Pauley |
Carrboro |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Claire Revere |
Walla Walla |
WA |
Whitman |
West |
| Clare Frantz |
Lawrence |
KS |
Kansas |
West |
| Corey Atkins |
Burlington |
VT |
Vermont |
East |
| Danielle Runzo |
Cleveland |
OH |
Case Western Reserve |
West |
| Donnya Ajdari |
Atlanta |
GA |
Georgia Tech |
East |
| Dorothe Franklin |
Boulder |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Elisabeth Lohre |
Golden |
CO |
n/a |
West |
| Elissa Picozzi |
Mercer Island |
WA |
Whitman |
West |
| Elizabeth Gates |
Columbus |
OH |
Ohio State |
East |
| Elizabeth Pugh |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Harvard |
East |
| Emilie Willingham |
Kirkwood |
MO |
Truman State |
West |
| Emily Shields |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Pennsylvania |
East |
| Emma Kahle |
New York |
NY |
Washington |
West |
| Emmy Kolanz |
Berkeley |
CA |
n/a |
West |
| Erynn Schroeder |
St. Joseph |
MN |
St Benedict |
East |
| Grace Noah |
Seatte |
WA |
Washington |
West |
| Hallie Dunham |
Seattle |
WA |
Lakeside HS |
West |
| Han Chen |
San Leandro |
CA |
UCLA |
West |
| Hannah Henkin |
Ann Arbor |
PA |
Michigan |
East |
| India Stubbs |
Cambridge |
MA |
Harvard |
East |
| Jaclyn Verzuh |
Seattle |
WA |
Lakeside HS |
West |
| Janina Freystaetter |
Miramar |
FL |
Central Florida |
East |
| Jean Russell |
Washington |
DC |
Colorado |
East |
| Jennifer Corcoran |
Lawrence |
KS |
Kansas |
East |
| Jesse Shofner |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Jessica Crowley |
Clinton |
NY |
Hamilton |
East |
| Jessica Mast |
Dundee |
OH |
n/a |
East |
| Jin-Mi Matsunaga |
Nashville |
TN |
Vanderbilt |
East |
| Julia Bladin |
Walla Walla |
WA |
Whitman |
East |
| Julia Snyder |
Northfield |
MN |
n/a |
East |
| Julia Ting |
Atlanta |
GA |
Georgia Tech |
East |
| Katie Ciaglo |
Louisville |
CO |
Carleton College |
West |
| Kelsey Gibboney |
Cincinnati |
OH |
Cincinnati |
West |
| Kirstin Johnson |
Boulder |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Klara Calderon-Guthe |
Wilmington |
NC |
North Carolina-Wilmington |
East |
| Kristen Pojunis |
Los Angeles |
CA |
UCLA |
West |
| Lane Siedor |
Athens |
GA |
Georgia |
East |
| Lauren Perucco |
Madison |
WI |
Wisconsin |
West |
| Leah Farris |
Atascadero |
CA |
Cuesta College |
West |
| Linda Behrer |
Ames |
IA |
Iowa State |
West |
| Lindsay Soo |
Durham |
NC |
Wake Forest |
East |
| Lisa Couper |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
n/a |
West |
| Lisa Kowalski |
Washington |
DC |
George Washington |
East |
| Lisa Pitcaithley |
Pleasanton |
CA |
California-Santa Barbara |
West |
| Lyra Olson |
Princeton |
NJ |
Princeton |
East |
| Margaret Kennedy |
Plainfield |
IL |
Wisconsin |
West |
| Margo Heffron |
Walla Walla |
WA |
Whitman |
West |
| Margot Stert |
Los Angeles |
CA |
UCLA |
East |
| Marisa Rafter |
Oakland |
CA |
California |
West |
| Maureen Dougherty |
Fairfield |
CT |
n/a |
East |
| Meeri Chang |
Santa Clara |
CA |
n/a |
West |
| Megan Cousins |
Louisville |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Megan Ives |
Boulder |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Melissa Kan |
Irvine |
CA |
UCLA |
East |
| Michaela Lee |
Danville |
CA |
n/a |
West |
| Michela Meister |
Redwood City |
CA |
Stanford |
West |
| Michelle W. Landis |
Rochester |
NY |
Rochester |
East |
| Monisha White |
Stanford |
CA |
Stanford |
West |
| Nhi Nguyen |
Superior |
CO |
Colorado |
West |
| Nicola Bruce |
Seattle |
WA |
Seattle |
West |
| Nina Finley |
Seattle |
WA |
Whitman |
West |
| Nora Landri |
Glenview |
IL |
Washington |
West |
| Olivia Hampton |
Warren |
NJ |
Boston College |
East |
| Qing Wei |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
North Carolina |
East |
| Qxhna Titcomb |
Medford |
MA |
Tufts |
East |
| Sadie Jezierski |
Columbus |
OH |
Ohio State |
East |
| Samantha Sauerbrei |
Ames |
IA |
Iowa State |
West |
| Sarafina Angstadt-Leto |
Eugene |
OR |
Oregon |
West |
| Sarah Edwards |
Seattle |
WA |
Washington |
West |
| Sarah Hansen |
Charlottesville |
VA |
Virginia |
East |
| Sarah Meckstroth |
Minneapolis |
MN |
n/a |
East |
| Savanna Ryan |
Seattle |
WA |
Shoreline Community College |
West |
| Sharon Lin |
Berkeley |
CA |
California |
West |
| Shellie Cohen |
Cambridge |
MA |
n/a |
East |
| Sherry Li |
Princeton |
NJ |
Princeton |
East |
| Shira Stern |
Seattle |
WA |
n/a |
West |
| Stephanie Lim |
Los Altos Hills |
CA |
Stanford |
West |
| Stephanie Miller |
Columbus |
OH |
Ohio State |
East |
| Taylor Hartman |
Lawrenceville |
GA |
Georgia Tech |
East |
| Theresa Hackett |
Charlottesville |
VA |
Virginia |
East |
| Tracey Lo |
Ann Arbor |
MI |
Michigan |
East |
| Wei Gao |
Rockville |
MD |
n/a |
West |
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